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Mike Gatting

Michael William Gatting

Born: 6 June 1957, Kingsbury, Middlesex
Major Teams: Middlesex, England.
Known As: Mike Gatting
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: England v Pakistan at Karachi, 3rd Test, 1977/78
Last Test:
England v Australia at Perth, 5th Test, 1994/95

ODI Debut:
England v Pakistan at Sahiwal, 1st ODI, 1977/78
Last ODI:
England v Sri Lanka at Moratuwa, 2nd ODI, 1992/93

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1984

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   79  138  14  4409  207   35.55  45.15  10  21   59   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               752   29   317    4  79.25  1-14    0   0 188.0  2.52

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   92   88  17  2095  115*  29.50  70.58   1   9   22   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               392    4   336   10  33.60  3-32    0   0  39.2  5.14

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1975 - 1998)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  551  861 123 36549  258   49.52  94 181  493   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             10061  398  4703  158  29.76  5-34    2   0  63.6  2.80

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (career: 1975 - 1998)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  551  508  79 14476  143*  33.74  12  87  177   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              6234  4817  175  27.52  6-26    4   1  35.6  4.63

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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A prolific county batsman who amassed nearly a hundred centuries over his long career, Mike Gatting was not able to translate his success to the highest level. His Test average was 15 runs lower than his first class average of just over 50, and at international level he will perhaps be best remembered for incidents he himself would rather forget.

Gatting captained England with mixed fortunes, retaining the Ashes in Australia, but later lost two series in Pakistan, at home against New Zealand and away in India. His on-field captaincy was sound, but he was less able to deal with the other pressures of modern captaincy. A public, acrimonious dispute in 1987 with the Pakistani umpire Shakoor Rana nearly resulted in the cancellation of the tour, and his captaincy ended after tabloid reports of inappropriate after-hours activities in the team hotel. He remained an important member of the England team, and was the victim of the infamous "ball of the century" that introduced Shane Warne to the English cricketing public.

It is perhaps unfair to emphasize such incidents as they detract from a magnificent career, and the achievements of a watchable, belligerent batsman. Gatting was a good driver and stern on anything short of a length, generally scoring his runs at a fast pace. He was a useful medium-pace bowler, an excellent short-leg fieldsman, and at county level an extremely successful captain, leading Middlesex to many titles. He retired at the end of the 1998 season, and coached Middlesex for two seasons before the club released him in 2000. (DL/SL Copyright CricInfo 2001)

* Last Updated: Tuesday, 29-Oct-2002 23:10:52 GMT


 
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